S.B. 60

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ABORTION STATISTICS AND REPORTING

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REQUIREMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

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House Sponsor:
Keith Grover

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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies Title 76, Chapter 7, Offenses Against the Family.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. requires the Department of Health to prepare an annual report for the Health and
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Human Services Interim Committee, including information on:
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. the number of abortions performed in the state; and
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. at what stage of pregnancy the abortions took place; and
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. makes technical changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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76-7-305.7, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 314
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
76-7-305.7
is amended to read:

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76-7-305.7. Statistical report by the Department of Health.
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(1) In accordance with Subsection (2), the Department of Health shall, on an annual
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basis, after July 1 of each year, compile and report the following information, relating to the
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preceding fiscal year, to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee:
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(a) the total number of abortions that were performed in the state;
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(b) the stage of pregnancy in which the abortions described in Subsection (1)(a) were
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performed, including:
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(i) the trimester; and
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(ii) estimated week of pregnancy;
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[(a)] (c) the total amount of informed consent material described in this section that
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was distributed or accessed;
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[(b)] (d) the number of women who obtained abortions in this state without receiving
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the informed consent materials described in this section;
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[(c)] (e) the number of statements signed by attending physicians under Subsection
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76-7-305.6
(4); and
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[(d)] (f) any other information pertaining to obtaining informed consent from a woman
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who seeks an abortion.
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(2) The report described in Subsection (1) shall be prepared and presented in a manner
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that preserves physician and patient anonymity.